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ATTD RN EYE Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROSARY CROSS CASE Francis X. Menz and Gus C. Menz, Millville, N. J.

Application February 24, 1950, Serial No. 145,932

1 Claim. (01. 206--19) 1 This invention relates to jewelry and particulary jewelry used in connection with religious services, and in particular the invention relates to the cross of a rosary wherein the cross is hol- 2 opposite end of the cover is provided with a spring latch l5 that snaps over the end of the opposite arm of the cross whereby the cover is secured in the closed position as shown in Figure 1.

low and a cover is removably connected thereto 5 In the design illustrated in Figure 3 a cross is whereby the beads may be stored in the cross. shown with a hollow stem or body [6 having arms The purpose of this invention is to form a IT and 18 extended from the sides and the upcross of a rosary whereby the cross may be used per edges of the body are provided with beads as a carrier for the beads. l9 and 25 over which a cover 2! is slidably Various types of cases have been provided as 10 mounted as shown. The cover 2| is provided carriers for a rosary, but these are separate and with downwardly extended flanges 22 and 23 with independent elements and with the parts prolips 24 and 25, respectively extended inwardly vide-d as separate units either the rosary or the from the lower edges of the flanges whereby the case may be misplaced. With this thought in lips are positioned under the beads l9 and 2d. mind this invention contemplates a cross in the In this design the end of the body [8 of the cross form of a case in which the beads of the rosary is provided with an opening 28 through which are permanently attached thereto and the cross the beads 12 of the rosary are attached as shown. is so designed that the beads may be stored With the parts arranged in this manner the therein. beads of the rosary may be nested in the body lire object of this invention is, therefore, to of the cross and with the cover closed the beads provide means for forming the cross of the may be stored therein or carried thereby. rosary whereby the beads thereof may be stored The cross may be formed of any suitable maand carried therein. terial and the outer surface may be coated or Another object of the invention is to provide plated, as may be desired. a Cross Of a rosary that is provided with a re- It will be understood that modifications may movable cover and that is permanently attached b made i t design d arrangement, of t to the beads of the msaryparts without departing from the spirit of the A further object of the invention is to proinvention vide a rosary having a cross in which the cross t is claimed provides a storage case and carrier for the beads, 30 In cross shaped receptacle, the combination and which the Fievice is of a Simple and which comprises an elongated substantially holnomlcal constructlonlow body having arms extended therefrom, said these and Other Objects and advantages g rms being" box-like and enclosed and the uper in view the invention embodies a hollow cross surfageg thereof being spaced from the upper having the beads of the rosary permanently surface of said body said body being rectangular tached to one end thereof and having a col/e1 shaped in cross section and having a base with a p to be Opened for Iemming and replacsides and ends extended upwardly therefrom and mg the beadswith beads on the outer edges of the sides that Other features and advantages of the invenextend above the plane of the arms due to the tion will appear irom the following description spacing of the upper surface of the arms from the taken 1n connection with the drawing wherein: upper f e of the body, a cover having Flgure 1 1S a Y i' lnustmtmg the case form pending flanges at the sides with lips on the edges mg the cross with the beads of the rosary exf the flanges Slidably mounted on the upper tended therfifmmg edges of the sides of the body with the flanges Flgure 2 1S a View Showmg the cover of the thereof extended over the beads of the said sides, cross hinged to the end of one of the arms thereof the said arms being Spaced from one end f the and Showing th cover in the Open Position body, and a rosary attached to the end of the Figure 3 is a View illustrating a modification body from which the arms extend whereby with wher the 3 0f the Cross is Provided With the cover in the open position the rosary is ina sliding cover and in which the cover is shown serted in t said bo in the partly open position. FRANCIS MENZ Referring now to the drawings wherein like GUS C MENZ reference characters denote corresponding parts the rosary of this invention includes a hollow References Cited in the file of this patent casing It, in the form of a cross, a cover II and UNITE-13 STATES PATENTS the beads [2 of a rosary.

The upper end of the casing I ii is provided with Number N Date an opening 13 through which the beads 12 are 504,480 schlfiefly sept- 1893 attached to the end of the cross, as shown in 926,537 Bagley June 29, 1909 Figure 2, and the cover H is pivotally attached 1,235,069 Skinner y 17 to the end of one of the arms by a hinge M. The 1,2 1 Bakula Dec. 10, 1918 

